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  1. gene
    i just saw that and was coming here to post!!! sad news for sure...but so looking forward to when it happens! https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2022/12/01/438440/grand-opening-of-land-bridge-at-houstons-memorial-park-postponed-until-2023/
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    i hope that one day Montrose Blvd will rival Post Oak Blvd in aesthetics...it doesn't have to be a nice and shiny as much as fun and artsy maybe...but i think Montrose deserves a grand boulevard!
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    the new route that you had to take (until this up coming weekend) from the running center to the picnic loop forced you to bike south down the dirt road behind the run center along the train tracks to then the trails in the woods etc to get to the picnic loop...i didn't mind doing that too much as i love the trails....but yes i live directly across from the galleria and realized the hard way that the dirt road along the train tracks doesn't go anywhere when heading further southbound past the trails in the woods (except to a dead end)...so yes i agree...make that go all the way through, and an actual bike path instead of a dirt/gravel road would be awesome. ps...just a reminder that the all new path and land bridges open this weekend at memorial park with events all saturday and sunday!
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    in what was a shock or i guess not so much as shock seeing how it never seemed busy, Panera Bread is completely gone! the sign, the furniture, everything! drove by this morning and was sad to find out i couldn't pick up a souffle! haha anyway, that was seemingly overnight!!! ðŸ˜Ū
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    eek https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1992/02/09/exporters-of-death/3810097b-cd11-45cf-b284-d72275a611af/ interesting example indeed
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    haha kooky! well it looks cool and i guess if the waters were to rise then we have a platform to swan dive from! 🏊‍♂ïļ
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    there was a really great episode of Houston Newsmakers this past weekend on NBC/Channel 2 that gave an update and tour of all the new projects...and guess what...that "pier" i wrote about it is actually a "prairie viewing platform"(?!?!)...haha...i think in severe rain/flooding situations it may act as a pier...but nope, it's apparently just to better see the expanse of the prairie they have created. interesting... anyway, the episode was super informative with all kinds of fun facts and behind the scenes looks at what is to come. anyway...the HUGE Grand Opening Weekend for all the new additions is Dec 10th and 11th and they plan to have tons of events etc that weekend. watch this site below for details as they are announced: https://www.memorialparkconservancy.org/ and this is the Houston Newsmakers article with excerpts from the episode: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/11/28/houston-newsmakers-memorial-park-land-bridge-set-to-open-to-the-public-after-years-of-construction/ can't wait!
  8. gene
    ahhh...okay got it! thank you @hindesky 🙂
  9. gene
    wait...did i miss something? what is going on here? haha
  10. gene
    just park on mccue or at my condo and walk across the street :)
  11. gene
    does anyone have any updates?
  12. gene
    i don't mind it toooooooooo much but the art work/photographs on that wall are horrendous so hopefully they have something better planned. they need a statue of Mr Clean and that will look like his soap suds/bubbles all swirling around...heck, they could have even painted the floor to look like a toilet bowl!!!! ðŸĪŠ
  13. gene
    and still...it stands unfinished... wowsa. i still want to know the whole story...while nowhere near complete or seeming inhabitable, it does seem that most doors and windows are now installed...no one is living there...right?!
  14. gene

    The Boulevard Project

    gene replied to zaphod's topic in Transit

    omg funny conversation just now with Uptown Houston staff...they said they PROMISE that the rings/ufos will be back...the first one was supposed to return by end of year but now pushed to February. they said that having to completely rebuild them so large has been a major feat and unfortunately just taking a lot longer than they even imagined. so there ya go... i did tell the office that i will bring them a box of donuts the day they are reinstalled so that practically guarantees these will go up asap ðŸĪŠðŸĐ
  15. gene
    well dang, i haven't been to discovery green in so long and have never looked at this thread! holy crud! ðŸ˜Ū i love discovery green so i am glad it just keeps getting better (and growing!)
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    I know!!! Me too! I am sure I will get to see it eventually, i just wish it was sooner than later. #'s was such a huge part of my teen and young adult years!!! can't wait to see it @mkultra25
  17. gene
    exactly!!!! we KNOW it's going to happen! it's too valuable not to develop!
  18. gene
    no something happened where Dick's at one point told me they were moving out this year...then months later they told me they renewed their contract.... kooky as i was excited about this possible redevelopment. I am sure it will eventually happen...just not sure when
  19. gene
    update on Sugar Factory Express in that there is no update...something has definitely happened to slow down progress as i was able to see through the construction door and it looks like little to no work has been done AT ALL! craziness... also what in the heck is going on next door with Pot Belly Sandwiches always having that sign that says Temporarily Closed for the past year or so?
  20. gene
    dangit...i missed it...been waiting for over a year to see this. i did run into Bruce a couple of weeks ago on the new Norwegian Cruise ship Prima which was amazing btw...WOW... he was a co-owner and also the owner of Record Rack! I forgot to ask him if he is in this!
  21. gene
    seriously sad this dud of a business couldn't get it's act together...poor management, horrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible service and more led to it's demise. For those of us that lived walking distance, I truly wish we could have had a cool more casual place to go like this that worked...RIP.
  22. gene
    my first thought (and prayer) would be that he just goes ahead and purchases that dang Post Oak Corner and finally builds on that!!! i mean come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💀
  23. gene
    it still boggles my mind that they didn't do something bigger or cooler here but whatever... it is looking pretty good for what it is...now i just need them to work on that connecting portion with the dumb T Mobile store 😑 as you know, my ocd is acting up ðŸĪŠ
  24. gene
    Pro Tip: Don't google it on the work computer ðŸ˜Ū and back to the subject at hand (no pun intended...) any more news as to when it will be demolished and what is replacing it? a parking lot for sure?
  25. gene
    But Montrose is no longer what it used to be so yes they could have still been off Westheimer but either lower or upper Westheimer would make more sense...especially where they are now (east Elgin) makes more sense in it's proximity to downtown/bus station and cheaper i am sure...so I understand the argument. Back in the day Montrose made more sense because it was a place known for embracing all and a haven for those displaced or abandoned or looking for acceptance and a new start or those just really LIVING their authentic life and self...(i mean that should be the world in general but you know what i mean...Montrose was just cool like that!)... BUT i will say, wow to the new larger nicer facility...somewhere they can be proud to call work/home/etc...IF they were going to stay i am glad they are getting something incredible.
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